General Announcements
Important Dates:
Mar 01 Orchestra Fiddle Concert
Mar 04 End of 2nd Trimester
Mar 07 3rd Trimester begins - another opportunity to do great things!
Mar 09 T2 Report Cards on PowerSchool
Mar 14-18 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
Mar 23-25 Spring Book Fair
Mar 24-25 8th Grade Musical SchoolHouse Rock LIVE, Jr
5th-8th Grade Orchestra: The Fiddle Concert is Tuesday March 01 at 7:00pm. Students are to come at 6:40 dressed in their country/cowboy apparel. We are so excited to show you everything we’ve been fiddling around with.
5th Grade
End of T2: March 4 is the end of trimester 2. Students need to turn in all of their missing work before this date.
Art: 5th grade students are learning about and working on pointillism through learning about artist Georges Seurat and creating artwork based on place the artist hopes to travel or travel back to someday.
Bible: Ask your child what his/her Lent goal is! Lent begins Wed., Mar. 2. Matthew 5:3-12 is due Fri., Mar. 4.
Language Arts: This week students became detectives to solve the case of Miss Zeller’s missing Anthony Rizzo bobblehead! They learned mystery vocabulary words, used inference making skills to find clues at the crime scene, and wrote short stories based on their findings.
Math: Mrs. Reidsma’s fish went missing this week! Students worked together to solve math problems, earning clues to resolve the mystery. Mystery week was a blast! Next week students will begin to focus on fractions and decimals.
Music - Band: We got to meet once this week - SO FUN to hear all the songs they are playing - - like We’re on a Mission to Rock, and Star Wars, and Banana Boat and many others. We will invite you soon to visit us in person in the band room! :)
Music - Choir: We sang a whole lot of songs - Irish songs, 2 songs about Jesus being the Shepherd, and started listening to a great piece of music called “Pictures at an Exhibition” written by Modeste Mussorgsky. So far we heard Promenade, Gnomus and part of The Old Castle. We will do a project relating to this great musical work once we have heard all of the musical movements.
Music - Orchestra: The Fiddle Concert is Tuesday March 1 at 7:00pm. Students are to come at 6:40 and wear country/ cowboy apparel. We are so excited to show you everything we’ve been fiddling around with.
Science: This week, we had fun using forensic science to solve the case of the vandalized wall! Next week, we will continue our study on mixtures and solutions.
Social Studies: We accomplished an escape room where we learned about holidays from around the world. We also practiced our geography skills as we searched for Detective Reidsma’s friend Wade. Mystery Week was a blast!
Spanish: PERU! We are starting a shift in our curriculum. No more silly stories, but focusing on the country of Peru. We will learn about its culture and history. Then we will read a student reader - or novel in Spanish that takes place iin Peru.
6th Grade
Art: 6th grade students are going to spend their next class period continuing their watercolor experiments in preparation for re-creating our landscapes with torn up pieces of our experiments. Please check the homework calendar for sketchbook and project due dates.
Bible: 2 Corinithians 12:9-10 is due Fri, Mar 11.
Language Arts: Next week we will continue to write our poems about culture. The brainstorm for the poem is due on Mon, Feb 28. The rough draft of the poem will be due on Thurs, Mar 03.
Math: Next week students will begin to focus on equations. This is a very short chapter to look for two quizzes next week and a test the following week.
Music - Band: We will begin working on our concert music for Spring - watch your email for more information as we get closer!
Music - Choir: We are singing and playing and watching and listening to music from The Sound of Music.
Music - Orchestra: The Fiddle Concert is Tuesday March 1 at 7:00pm. Students are to come at 6:40 and wear country/ cowboy apparel. We are so excited to show you everything we’ve been fiddling around with.
Science: This week, students spent time discovering new gifts and talents through exploratory, and did not have science. We will continue our study on geology next week.
Spanish: Starting a new unit! This will be our 5th and final unit for the year. It will focus on more foundational vocabulary and structures with the theme of bullfighting in Spain
7th Grade
Art: 7th graders will be continuing their drawing of their Lego styled self portraits in preparation for painting in the following week. Please check the homework calendar for sketchbook and project due dates.
Bible: We will begin our final project for our Sermon unit this coming week. Students will pick a Bible verse and research the background and importance of the verse and then write a summary on what meaning and takeaway of their verse.
History: Next week we resume our study of the Cotton Kingdom and how it contributed to the Civil War. We’ll learn how people justified slavery and compare it to the reality of slavery. The test on the Cotton Kingdom will likely be the following week on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Language Arts: This week we will resume our study of the book Trouble and will begin making our way through the last handful of chapters of the novel.
Math - 7th Math: This week we will continue with our study of Geometric figures with some review and then new content. We will have a quiz on classifying angles, complementary and supplementary angles, and triangles on Thursday.
Math - Algebra: In Algebra we will begin chapter 7. This is a big chapter and we will be working through it section by section. We will have a short quiz on Wednesday on the first 2 sections of the chapter.
Math - Pre-Algebra: Pre-Algebra students will come back from exploratories for some review and then time to finish their Chapter 8 Test. Later this week we will start Chapter 9 on Functions. Chapter 9 will be split into two parts with two smaller tests.
Music - Band: We are trying some rock and jazz music along with some band standards.
Music - Choir: We are going to finish Chitty Chitty Bang Bang soon. :)
Music - Orchestra: The Fiddle Concert is Tuesday March 1 at 7:00pm. Students are to come at 6:40 and wear country/ cowboy apparel. We are so excited to show you everything we’ve been fiddling around with.
Science: Next week we will start growing our lima beans. We will be diving into trees and what they need to grow, live, and thrive. We will also be learning about sap and what is happening with that process.
Spanish: This coming week we will be continuing Unit 9. Last week we completed our silly story about a student looking for the perfect pet. Now we will apply our vocabulary to reading comprehension and culture.
8th Grade
Grand Rapids Christian High Scheduling Night:
Please join us on Thursday, March 3rd at 6:30pm in the Garage at Grand Rapids Christian High School. Students and their parents are invited to 8th grade scheduling night with the Grand Rapids Christian High School counselors. We are so excited to show you what GRCHS has to offer! We will begin with an information portion followed by a Q & A where you will be assisted in selecting your child’s classes for their freshman year.
Meeting with a counselor and selecting courses is an important step toward becoming a GRCHS student. We ask that both students and parents attend this meeting to receive information about high school curriculum, graduation requirements and freshman courses. If you are not sure which high school you will be attending but want to be sure you have the courses you desire at GRCHS in freshman year, we advise you to still attend and fill out all the appropriate forms. If you register for courses by the beginning of March, you will have the very best chance of getting the courses you select.
Counselors will also meet individually with each student the following morning at ACS to review each student’s course choices and answer any other questions your students may have.
We appreciate your attendance at our scheduling meeting as you contemplate this transition from middle school to high school! If you cannot attend the meeting, you may call the GRCHS Counseling Office, 574-5651, or email Jill Anderson (gro.scrg@nosrednaj) and we can assist you in finding another night to attend. If you have any additional questions about the enrollment process or variable tuition, please contact our Director of Admissions, Vickie Fischer (gro.scrg@rehcsifv).
We recognize there are many choices of high schools in our area. We would be thrilled if you would join us for this event, to find out if GRCHS is a great fit for your students. We are here to support you in learning more about our school, and we cannot wait to welcome the Class of 2026.
Art: 8th graders need to be completed with the plastering process of their family shape project because we will be moving on to painting their family shape project this coming Tuesday and Wednesday. Please check the homework calendar for sketchbook and project due dates.
Bible: We will continue to read the Case for Faith…asking questions about the resurrection….and miracles…and evolution and doubts and hell and whether it is intolerant to claim that Jesus is the one true way to heaven.
History: We’ll pick up US History with a 1-week summary survey of the Industrial Age (railroads, steel, and Robber Barons) before moving on to World War 1.
Language Arts: This coming week, students will tie up some thematic loose ends from The Giver. We will also be starting a second memoir related to those themes, centralizing on the topics “Choice, Change, and Pain”.
Math - Algebra: This week we will continue our study of exponential functions with some review and then new content. We will take a quiz on exponents and exponential functions on Wednesday.
Math - Geometry: In Geometry we will continue chapter 8 about similarity. They can plan on a short quiz on Thursday.
Math - Pre-Algebra: Pre-Algebra students will come back from exploratories for some review and then time to finish their Chapter 8 Test. Later this week we will start Chapter 9 on Functions. Chapter 9 will be split into two parts with two smaller tests.
Music - Band: Our band exam will be due in April. We are trying some jazz and pop music next.
Music - Choir: The musical is March 24 and March 25 at 7:00pm at ACS - Watch for an email about tickets next Thursday March 3 - this year we will be having a dessert reception for ALL guests after the performance.
Keep an eye out for special sponsorship opportunities as well. Once the form goes live, tickets/seating are assigned first come, first served.
Online sales will be available through March 16. After that time tickets will only be available for purchase at the door.
Music - Orchestra: The Fiddle Concert is Tuesday March 1 at 7:00pm. Students are to come at 6:40 and wear country/ cowboy apparel. We are so excited to show you everything we’ve been fiddling around with.
Science: We begin our study of the human body on Monday. We will start with the eye, specifically dissecting a sheep’s eye to see how the inside of an eye works. As we start our Human System Interactions unit, we will do so by dissecting rats. We will be learning about the various systems in our bodies that help our body to function as a whole and then comparing/contrasting with what we see in a rat.
Spanish: This coming week we will continue our unit on the Dirty War in Argentina. Be ready for a QUIZ over vocabulary and a few last class assignments for the trimester.
Athletics
Please check your TeamSnap for your team’s full schedule.
The 2022 ACS Spring Sport Registration is now open. Please click here for more information on each sport opportunity for your son/daughter. More specifics dates and details will be sent out once sign-ups close. Follow this link to sign up.
We are in need of some 5-8 spring coaches for boys baseball and girls soccer. If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact Mr. Meyaard (gro.naitsirhcada@draayemc).
Athletic Opportunities with GRCMS